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Sarah Taylor is the author of "Vegan in 30 Days" and "Vegetarian to Vegan" (to be released 2013.) She lectures around North America, and has been interviewed by numerous TV and Radio stations, including PBS and NPR. Sarah has a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University, and has worked as a motivational speaker for Joel Fuhrman, MD, author the NY Times Bestseller, "Eat to Live." She has been a devoted vegan since 2001.

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I know many people made a New Year’s Resolution to go vegan. And I also know that, around this time of year, many resolutions are broken. So, I wanted to write to those of you who may be struggling, and...

It seems to me that Americans are waking up at a faster and faster rate. The idea that the vegan diet is just for Berkeley hippies is a very old idea indeed; as you’ve probably heard, even Al Gore has...

This time of year, we all focus on the things we are grateful for. I am so eternally grateful that I found the vegan diet. I am grateful that my diet allows me to inspire other people, and that with...

I gave a speech at a conference once that was mainly composed of vegetarians and vegans. A woman approached me afterward; she was very obese, with stringy hair and bad skin, with a serious scowl on her face. She said,...

France … the land of 35 hour workweeks, 2 hour lunches and Michelin 5 Star restaurants. With the focus so heavily on food, you would expect the French would have come a long way in the realm of vegan dining,...

I have a new column in VegNews magazine, and will be discussing controversial issues that face vegans. There are actually quite a few (including a recent blog topic I posted – on whether to speak up or not when others...

Many well-meaning vegetarians don’t eat meat because they know that animals are brutally slaughtered for their meat. However, what many still wonder is what’s ethically wrong with eating dairy products when the cows aren’t slaughtered to provide us with milk?...

Since I touched on Cage Layer Osteoporosis in my last blog entry – that painful condition that laying hens in factory farms suffer greatly from, due to the excessive number of eggs they are forced to lay – I thought...

My new book, Vegetarian to Vegan, is going through the publishing process now. I thought I might give you all a taste of some of the information in the book by blogging excerpts from it over the next several weeks. ...

A recent article in the NY Times shocked many of us who follow health research: Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic now believe that saturated fat and cholesterol only play a minor role in heart disease. They believe that a little-known...

Many of you have read Don Miguel Ruiz’s famous book, The Four Agreements. In his book, he outlines in detail, four “agreements” that we should make with ourselves to have a truly happy life and avoid all the drama that...

There are many great organizations that are helping to advance veganism. I love them all, and I especially love the people behind these organizations. Even if I don’t always agree with their tactics, I have a very deep respect for...

It’s always fun when you come across something new that you’re passionate about – a new hobby, and new intellectual topic … the vegan diet! For several months or years, you can be engrossed in this topic, reading books, googling...

My cholesterol has always been high - around 233 – even after 12 years on a vegan diet. How can a 12-year vegan have such high cholesterol? Genetics, of course. We love to use genetics as an excuse. We blame...

The next time you meet someone who has been vegan for a long time, ask what made them go vegan. There is a high likelihood that their answer will start with, “I read this amazing book by John Robbins…” Before...

The next time you meet someone who has been vegan for a long time, ask what made them go vegan. There is a high likelihood that their answer will start with, “I read this amazing book by John Robbins…” Before...

I saw a post on Facebook today. It went like this: “I'm in CVS. Guy in line ahead of me knows cashier, but they haven't seen each other in while. He invites her over. "I don't eat meat anymore," she...